Wilfredo Matías, MD, MPH named a 2024 STAT Wunderkind

Wilfredo Matías, MD, MPH was named a 2024 STAT Wunderkind for his work in expanding global access to medications for infectious diseases. Matías was inspired to pursue a career in medicine while growing up and watching his grandfather open up the first clinic in their small town in the Dominican Republic. While Matias’ family connection to medicine brought him to the profession, he found his calling in infectious disease research during his first year at medical school after meeting the late global health pioneer Paul Farmer. Matias worked with Farmer’s organization, Partners in Health, to help launch a cholera vaccine in Haiti following a large outbreak on the island. The team went to Haiti to deliver vaccines and research how effective the vaccines were in the real world.